Episode 2: Leni Charbonneau, Dany Azar, and Sibelle Maksoud

Dany Azar is a palaeontologist and amber expert at the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology (NIGPAS) in China. Sibelle Maksoud is a geologist and micropalaeontologist at the Lebanese University in Beirut. Together, they have found and studied numerous amber outcrops in their native Lebanon, and with Leni they discuss the politics of knowledge production around amber in the Middle Eastern country.

two hands with tools and small amber outcrops

Unearthing amber during a field excursion in Mount Lebanon. Photo: Leni Charbonneau

 

 

 

Published June 16, 2026 2:16 PM - Last modified June 17, 2026 9:16 AM